By Sheetal Kumari | November 11, 2025
These are 10 of the many finalists shortlisted for the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025, capturing animals at their funniest moments. The winners will be announced on December 9, 2025.
Image: Jessica Emmett-Battle Hug/Comedy Wildlife
Dancing with abandon! One Red-Crowned Crane executes a dramatic high-kick on the snowy ground, while its seemingly unimpressed companion watches, giving major ‘OMG he’s at it again!’ energy.
Image: David Rice-OMG he’s at it again/Comedy Wildlife
A Northern Gannet struggles to navigate with a massive, tangled crown of bright green nesting material completely covering its head and beak, asking, “Now which direction is my nest?”
Image: Jessica Emmett-Battle Hug/Comedy Wildlife
A pair of small brown frogs are stacked in an unusual pose inside a terracotta container, looking like one frog is desperately climbing up and over the other to escape.
Image: Andrew Mortimer-The Shoulders of Giants/Comedy Wildlife
Two Ring-tailed Lemurs sit on a rock; one dramatically throws its arms wide in a grand gesture of exasperation or surprise, while the other maintains a calm, almost meditative pose.
Image: Andrew Mortimer-The Shoulders of Giants/Comedy Wildlife
– A vibrant Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill is caught mid-stride with its wings flaring dramatically, showcasing its intense focus and speed as it appears to rush across the dusty ground.
Image: Geoff Martin – Hornbill in a hurry/Comedy Wildlife
–A flamboyant Orangutan strikes a seductive, elongated pose, leaning against a slim tree trunk in the forest with a dreamy expression, ready for its portrait debut.
Image: Michael Stavrakakis -Paint me like one of your forest girls/Comedy Wildlife
A waterbird, possibly a Red-necked Phalarope, comes in for a foggy, low-light landing on the water, spreading its wings and splashing its little feet in an amusing “Landing Gears Down” pose.
Image: Erkko Badermann-Landing Gears Down/Comedy Wildlife
These are 10 of the many finalists shortlisted for the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025, capturing animals at their funniest moments. The winners will be announced on December 9, 2025.
Image: Grayson Bell – Baptism of the Unwilling Convert/Comedy Wildlife
One Leopard leans in close with its mouth wide open, appearing to deliver a dramatic piece of gossip or a stern reprimand right into the ear of its seemingly unaffected companion.
Image: Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod – Bad Mouthing/Comedy Wildlife
A dark-furred Gibbon is fully sprawled across two tree branches, holding on with all four limbs and staring forward with a perfectly composed, relaxed, and slightly grumpy expression.
Image: Diana Rebman – Relaxing in the trees/Comedy Wildlife